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OpenText AccuRev vs TFS comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

OpenText AccuRev
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
22nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
TFS
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
99
Ranking in other categories
Test Management Tools (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites category, the mindshare of OpenText AccuRev is 1.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TFS is 4.3%, up from 4.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
TFS4.3%
OpenText AccuRev1.2%
Other94.5%
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
 

Featured Reviews

Sameh-Hablas - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO - Director General & Founder Ai/ IT Expert - Digital Transformation at Al Danah Information Systems Solutions
Helps us with our compliance goals, native quality management systems and with the legacy systems in our organization
To improve the product, it needs some enhancement to the application's interface to be more user-friendly. The product has all the features that we need and we can depend upon it. My issue with the product is that it is not easy to use without a guide or a proper manual. That is my point. It is not very friendly to use. For example, we may need the application to be more friendly in other sorts of ways. If we have an integrated module that allows access to the features we want through one click, you do not need to make it two or three clicks on the screen. The interface can be better designed to easily provide access to the features you need. The feature I would like to see in the next release is just for it to be more friendly to use and to be like a smart application that intuits your movement through the application. It needs to be something that works smoothly and intelligent without any complicated navigation of screens.
PS
Service delivery manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Ensures team collaboration with strong version control but could improve testing capabilities
Version control is the most basic feature in TFS. It has been there since the beginning. We use it primarily for that purpose. Basically ensuring that the code is not overwritten by other team members and maintaining the sanctity of the code. Bringing order to a disparate team which is virtual at different locations is very important, and TFS provides that control. Once you update a code, nobody can modify it until you are done working on it and check in. It is a great product that revolutionized the way teams work together on Microsoft pieces of code. The versioning part has unique features and capabilities which are unmatched with other products out there.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Easy to use on Window platform."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is taking snapshots while doing the execution of the test cases."
"AccuRev is a better tool in general."
"It has a user friendly UI which has been very much appreciated by our organization."
"I have used many solutions throughout my career, but this is the best there is."
"The product has all the features that we for application managementat a lower cost."
"The solution is very scalable and it's been quite scalable for our organization's purpose."
"We have seen a bonified return on investment."
"This product brings a lot of discipline and consistency in the way that our developers use their tools."
"This solution is simple to learn, it's straightforward and you don't need a lot of time to learn the functionalities."
"The scalability of TFS is good, and we have approximately 200 users using this solution in my organization."
"With TFS online, now everything is in the cloud, it is tidy and easy to compare and restore, especially my unfinished work, where I use the shelving changes feature."
"It has sped up the build and deployment process, and we can now deploy the same application version to each environment in a repeatable and automated fashion."
"There are many advantages."
"Even though TFS is slower, it is better to make those changes in TFS to have a backup so we do not lose all the changes if there are any mishaps."
"All the features in it are essential for successful development projects, especially version control, defects tracking, SCRUM tools etc."
 

Cons

"Stability needs improvement. It has some minor defects that could be improved."
"Limited reporting features for management."
"Source code conflicts are like evil twins."
"In the next release, I would like to have a repository for the code which is embedded. Apart from that, it has everything I need."
"What I'm missing from the solution is a repository for the code. Something like Git, for example. Some sort of depository for the code that is embedded."
"It is difficult to gain experience with the product because resources and documentation for learning are not available."
"My issue with the product is that it is not easy to use without a guide or a proper manual."
"Because AccuRev is a centralized SCM, Microfocus will always need to work to improve performance relative to distributed SCM."
"Scrum Board implementation and Backlog viewer require some improvements in order to make its usage simpler and interactive."
"There are many things that I cannot do, and I have a lot of bugs."
"Integration from Visual Studio could be improved."
"Sometimes we feel that it need more CPU, and RAMs on TFS server, either we implemented the hardware with the product minimum requirements."
"I have a list of things on the Visual Studio UserVoice page, but none of them are major."
"There might be some complexity in its off-cloud versions."
"In the next release, I would like them to include integration for various projects, similar to what JIRA has, and they could create this feature on the dashboard."
"Since the TFS was an on-prem solution, the private network accessibility was restricted."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a lower cost than other top competetors."
"Use the Microsoft recommended “seat-based” licensing model. This allows a single developer with multiple machines to consume only one client license."
"If running TFS on-premise is expensive, maybe you could consider moving to the Cloud and use the Visual Studio Team Services."
"We are using the open-source version."
"I would like to see TFS improve its web interface as there are some limitations with IDs and the integration behind it and with open source tools like VS Code."
"TFS is expensive, and the licensing costs are yearly. I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."
"On a scale where ten is the highest and one is the cheapest, I rate the solution's licensing cost at one on a scale of one to ten."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
"There are different prices depending on the configurations. There is a free version available. There is no extra cost for the solution. However, the hardware could be something that needs to be considered."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise64
 

Questions from the Community

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Which is better - TFS or Azure DevOps?
TFS and Azure DevOps are different in many ways. TFS was designed for admins, and only offers incremental improvements. In addition, TFS seems complicated to use and I don’t think it has a very fri...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TFS?
While I do not know the exact pricing, TFS is likely more expensive than GitLab.
What needs improvement with TFS?
From a testing perspective, while the build and deploy automation capability and pipeline integration are already present to a great extent, these are areas where TFS can improve further.
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus AccuRev, AccuRev
Team Foundation Server
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Akcelerant, SDL, CSG, Avid Technology Inc., Azimuth Systems Inc, Drivecam, Endgame, f5 Networks, Follett Software, Hyland Software, Indanet, Kronos, McAfee
Vendex KBB IT Services, Info Support, Fujitsu Consulting, TCSC, Airways New Zealand, HP
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